Sunbeam Program Reduces Rate of Falls in Long-Term Care Residents With Mild to Moderate Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: Subgroup Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
The Sunbeam trial significantly reduced falls in long-term aged care (LTC) residents. The current study's primary objective was to undertake subgroup analysis of the Sunbeam trial, to determine whether the intervention was effective for reducing falls in LTC residents with mild-moderate cogniti...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2022-05, Vol.23 (5), p.743-749.e1 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The Sunbeam trial significantly reduced falls in long-term aged care (LTC) residents. The current study's primary objective was to undertake subgroup analysis of the Sunbeam trial, to determine whether the intervention was effective for reducing falls in LTC residents with mild-moderate cognitive impairment/dementia. Secondary objectives were to determine intervention effects on cognitive and physical function.
Subgroup analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT).
Permanent residents of LTC in Australia who participated in the Sunbeam trial with Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R) scores 14 = main trial inclusion criteria).
Of 221 participants, 148 had an ACE-R |
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ISSN: | 1525-8610 1538-9375 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.064 |